Element vs. Factor
Elementnoun
One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
Elementnoun
(chemistry) Any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
Elementnoun
One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
Elementnoun
(legal) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
Elementnoun
(set theory) One of the objects in a set.
Elementnoun
Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
Elementnoun
A small part of the whole.
Elementnoun
Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
Elementnoun
A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.
Elementnoun
The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
Elementnoun
A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
Elementnoun
A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
Elementnoun
(computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
Elementverb
(obsolete) To compound of elements.
Elementverb
(obsolete) To constitute and be the elements of.
Elementnoun
One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
Elementnoun
One of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any kind of matter. Specifically: (Chem.) A substance which cannot be decomposed into different kinds of matter by any means at present employed; as, the elements of water are oxygen and hydrogen.
Elementnoun
One of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in anything; as, letters are the elements of written language; hence, also, a simple portion of that which is complex, as a shaft, lever, wheel, or any simple part in a machine; one of the essential ingredients of any mixture; a constituent part; as, quartz, feldspar, and mica are the elements of granite.
Elementnoun
One out of several parts combined in a system of aggregation, when each is of the nature of the whole; as, a single cell is an element of the honeycomb.
Elementnoun
One of the simplest essential parts, more commonly called cells, of which animal and vegetable organisms, or their tissues and organs, are composed.
Elementnoun
An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature as the entire magnitude considered; as, in a solid an element may be the infinitesimal portion between any two planes that are separated an indefinitely small distance. In the calculus, element is sometimes used as synonymous with differential.
Elementnoun
One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the elements of a planet's orbit.
Elementnoun
The simplest or fundamental principles of any system in philosophy, science, or art; rudiments; as, the elements of geometry, or of music.
Elementnoun
Any outline or sketch, regarded as containing the fundamental ideas or features of the thing in question; as, the elements of a plan.
Elementnoun
One of the simple substances, as supposed by the ancient philosophers; one of the imaginary principles of matter.
Elementnoun
the conditions and movements of the air.
Elementnoun
The whole material composing the world.
Elementnoun
The bread and wine used in the eucharist or Lord's supper.
Elementverb
To compound of elements or first principles.
Elementverb
To constitute; to make up with elements.
Elementnoun
an abstract part of something;
Elementnoun
any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
Elementnoun
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system;
Elementnoun
one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe;
Elementnoun
the most favorable environment for a plant or animal;
Elementnoun
the situation in which you are happiest and most effective;
Elementnoun
a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
Factornoun
(obsolete) A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
Factornoun
An agent or representative.
Factornoun
(legal)
Factornoun
A commission agent.
Factornoun
A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
Factornoun
A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
Factornoun
One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
Factornoun
(mathematics) Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
Factornoun
(root cause analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
Factornoun
(economics) A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
Factornoun
(Scotland) A steward or bailiff of an estate.
Factorverb
(transitive) To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
Factorverb
To be a product of other objects.
Factorverb
To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.
Factornoun
One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission; a commission merchant or consignee. He may be a home factor or a foreign factor. He may buy and sell in his own name, and he is intrusted with the possession and control of the goods; and in these respects he differs from a broker.
Factornoun
A steward or bailiff of an estate.
Factornoun
One of the elements or quantities which, when multiplied together, form a product.
Factornoun
One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result; a constituent; a contributory cause.
Factorverb
To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.
Factornoun
anything that contributes causally to a result;
Factornoun
an abstract part of something;
Factornoun
any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
Factornoun
one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer;
Factornoun
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
Factornoun
an independent variable in statistics
Factornoun
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity;
Factorverb
resolve into factors;
Factornoun
a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result
Factornoun
a gene that determines a hereditary characteristic
Factornoun
a number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number or expression
Factornoun
a number or algebraic expression by which another is exactly divisible.
Factornoun
a level on a scale of measurement.
Factornoun
(with numeral) a sunscreen of the sun protection factor specified
Factornoun
any of a number of substances in the blood, mostly identified by numerals, which are involved in coagulation.
Factornoun
an agent who buys and sells goods on commission
Factornoun
a company that buys a manufacturer's invoices at a discount and takes responsibility for collecting the payments due on them.
Factornoun
a land agent or steward
Factornoun
an agent, deputy, or representative.
Factorverb
another term for factorize
Factorverb
(of a company) sell (its invoices) to a factor
